For each babysitting job, Ashley charges $2.50 for bus fare and $8.00 per hour for each hour she works. She charged $30.50 for her last babysitting jib.

Write an equation representative if this situation. Do not solve it.

What does the variable represent?

If t represents the hours she babysits,

Charge = 8t + 2.50

that is, your equation would be

8t + 2.50 = 30.50

I have not clue why Smiley is multiplying the hourly fee by the cost of the bus ride.
Smiley's reply is gibberish.

Why are you wasting so much time on this website, "Smiley"? That is what you have teachers for!

2.50 x 8.00 = ?, ? x 30.50 = ?, Now what is your answer?

To write an equation representing this situation, let's assign a variable to the unknown quantity. Let's use "h" to represent the number of hours Ashley worked in her last babysitting job.

Based on the given information, we know that Ashley charges $2.50 for bus fare for each job and $8.00 per hour for each hour she works. Therefore, the equation representing this situation can be written as:

2.50 + 8h = 30.50

In this equation, "h" represents the number of hours Ashley worked in her last babysitting job.